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Right-wing populist has seen poll boost following unrest

Legal challenges are likely, as the voting extension adds tension to Brazil's polarised political landscape.

The Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC) has directed eligible pensioners under the Defined Benefit Scheme to complete an online verification exercise. Read More: https://punchng.com/lagos-begins-online-verification-for-pensioners/

Course of investigation to be determined by findings of postmortem

Saturday is the first day of early voting in New York and Empire State voters could help decide which party will control the House over the next two years.

The Israeli army begins its lockdown and military operations across the West Bank.

The WHO has started the first clinical trial of an Ebola vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain during the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Read More: https://punchng.com/who-begins-ebola-vaccine-trial-in-dr-congo/

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The Federal Government has begun constructing a 120MVA power substation in Mashi, Katsina, to improve electricity transmission and support economic activit Read More: https://punchng.com/fg-begins-construction-of-120mva-power-substation-in-katsina/

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 &mdash; The 2026/2027 North-east Monsoon (MTL) is expected to begin on October 27 and continue unti...

The Class II student was reported missing in the early hours of October 12. She had celebrated her birthday and then went to bed with her parents and grandmother around 11 p.m. on October 11

The department has long deployed election monitors, but the Trump administration's unprecedented steps to try to wrestle control over elections have led to new concerns about DOJ monitoring this year.

President Donald Trump will visit South Carolina on Wednesday to boost Graham, whose stumbles in her first campaign since replacing her late brother have Democratic voters hopeful — but not necessarily optimistic — that their candidate can break Republicans' grip on the state.

Sources say more cuts could follow as the company looks to improve its finances.

As air quality plummeted in India’s largest city, the government said it would act to curtail the haze that blankets the capital every winter.

The party named its Assembly constituency convener Manne Srinivasa Prasad (JB Srinivas) for the Mayor’s post, while the YSRCP has picked a lesser-known party cadre, Vasu Yadav

Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, has announced it will begin charging N2,000 monthly for unclaimed certificates starting from January 1, 2027. Read More: https://punchng.com/kwara-poly-begins-n2000-monthly-charge-on-unclaimed-certificates-january/

The rolling release of long-secret files could add detail to the history of a legally disputed Bush-era counterterrorism program.

Open enrollment for Medicare, the nationwide federal health insurance program primarily for those aged 65 and older, began last week and there are some changes.